Senators urged: Defend Chamber’s autonomy
‘Events of the past few days may have blurred this distinction, but what happened with one of our colleagues today brings it sharply back into focus.’
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INC issues ultimatum
INC spokesperson Bro. Edwil D. Zabala read a pointed statement demanding results from the Marcos administration on the probes into the so-called ‘Floodgate’…
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Grilled Chiz
The “Floodgate” scandal deepens as allegations of kickbacks, ghost projects, and budget insertions under the DPWH implicate lawmakers, including former Senate…
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Red herring conspiracy
The conversation was recorded days before Marcos publicly condemned corruption in his State of the Nation Address.
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‘Floodgate’ resurfaces FATF threat
The Floodgate scandal exposes mismanagement and potential embezzlement in DPWH flood control projects, raising concerns about the Philippines’ risk of…
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Human Bong-dage
This time, I have to agree with him — and his lawyers — when they cry to high heavens that this administration is persecuting him.
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Lacson panel clears Escudero, Romualdez: ‘Floodgate’ evidence ‘short of DoJ threshold’
Senator Chiz Escudero and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez are excluded from the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s recommended criminal and administrative charges in…
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Marcos presses reset; Palace sells discipline
President Marcos framed 2025 as a year of performance-based governance, conducting Cabinet reviews and structural recalibrations amid the “Floodgate” scandal…
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Annus Horribilis
In our country, 2025 was one such terrible year. Especially for the President. What’s sad for him is that most of his troubles were self-inflicted.
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‘Floodgate’ crooks’ sad Christmas stands, or so Castro says
Malacañang defends President Marcos Jr.’s “sad Christmas” warning in the Floodgate scandal, assuring accountability is ongoing despite resignations from the…
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Ang Pasko ay sumabit
But, as the clock struck midnight on 25 December, the promise became just one of the long list of unfulfilled vows lying in tatters in the Palace.
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House bloc: Probe Marcos
House minority bloc calls for a full investigation into President Marcos, Sandro Marcos, and other officials over the P100-billion “Floodgate” scandal, urging…
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Co, 17 others get Monday ultimatum
Former Ako-Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co and 17 co-accused in the “Floodgate” scandal have been ordered by the Sandiganbayan to surrender by Monday, as DILG…
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Red Friday: PSEi plunges following floodgate exposés
Philippine Stock Exchange Index drops 2.49 percent amid floodgate probe and Zaldy Co video exposé, while the peso weakens to P59.07 per US dollar.
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Discayas face crippling fines
‘It’s not just the contractors who must be held accountable, but also the professional officials and employees of the DPWH.’
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The (Maga)long game
The trillion-peso ‘Floodgate Scandal’ was an even heavier punch that sent administration allies reeling.
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Chain of custody : Lacson secures ‘Floodgate’ evidence
Without insertions, he said, there would be no funds for corrupt DPWH officials ‘to play with or gamble away in casinos.’
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